A3 Recall to assessment

Table A3.1a: Recall to assessment, participants aged 50–74, first screening round, 2014 to 2023

Year

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

2014

9,379

12.3

12.2

2015

9,747

11.8

11.8

2016

10,133

11.5

11.3

2017

9,813

11.2

11.3

2018

9,794

11.3

11.2

2019

10,864

11.7

11.7

2020

7,416

11.4

11.4

2021

8,686

11.1

11.1

2022

9,880

11.0

10.6

2023

12,177

10.6

10.4

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened, age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A3.1b: Recall to assessment, participants aged 50–74, subsequent screening rounds, 2014 to 2023

Year

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

2014

31,080

3.9

4.0

2015

31,344

3.8

3.8

2016

31,635

3.7

3.7

2017

30,427

3.5

3.6

2018

31,231

3.5

3.5

2019

32,825

3.7

3.7

2020

29,745

3.8

3.8

2021

33,600

4.0

4.0

2022

33,704

3.9

3.9

2023

33,834

3.8

3.8

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened, age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A3.2a: Recall to assessment, by age group, first screening round, 2023

Age group (years)

Number

Crude rate

40–44

3,749

8.8

45–49

3,429

10.1

50–54

7,635

10.8

55–59

2,083

10.2

60–64

1,264

10.3

65–69

781

10.2

70–74

414

10.4

75+

121

11.4

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A3.2b: Recall to assessment, by age group, subsequent screening rounds, 2023

Age group (years)

Number

Crude rate

40–44

610

5.0

45–49

2,463

5.6

50–54

6,445

4.4

55–59

6,639

3.6

60–64

7,354

3.6

65–69

7,139

3.7

70–74

6,257

3.8

75+

2,087

4.5

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A3.3a: Recall to assessment, by state and territory, participants aged 50–74, first screening round, 2023

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

4,088

9.5

9.9

Vic

3,461

11.8

11.4

Qld

2,027

10.0

9.6

WA

1,143

11.7

12.0

SA

901

12.9

12.0

Tas

212

8.6

8.7

ACT

219

10.5

9.5

NT

126

12.4

11.9

Australia

12,177

10.6

10.4

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened, age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.

Table A3.3b: Recall to assessment, by state and territory, participants aged 50–74, subsequent screening rounds, 2023

State and territory

Number

Crude rate

AS rate

NSW

9,864

3.5

3.6

Vic

9,183

4.3

4.4

Qld

6,774

3.5

3.6

WA

3,005

3.2

3.2

SA

3,244

4.4

4.5

Tas

923

3.6

3.6

ACT

655

4.4

4.4

NT

186

4.1

4.0

Australia

33,834

3.8

3.8

Note: Crude rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened; age‑standardised (AS) rate is the number of participants recalled for assessment as a percentage of participants screened, age‑standardised to the population of participants attending a BreastScreen Australia service in 2008.

Source: AIHW analysis of BreastScreen Australia data.